Dominique Reiter, president and executive director of the Treasure Island Chamber of Commerce, said things went so well with this year’s Sun, Sand and Swing event May 24 on the beach that the same format will likely be used again next year.

Prior to this year, the event was called Sun, Sand and Symphony and was held over two days. It featured a variety of music that was anchored on the final night by a performance by the Tampa Bay Symphony.

However, the cost of bringing back the symphony this year was too much for the chamber to fund and the switch was made to a format featuring five bands in one day.

“If we had kept the symphony, it would have been an additional $20,000 for us,” said Reiter. “It was by necessity that we had to change the format.”

She said sponsor donations of about $18,000 cut the chamber’s cost to $7,000 for the five bands. Still, the chamber’s overall cost for producing the event was $36,000, Reiter said.